Eternal Life Starts from Tai Chi

Chapter 375: Storage Spiritual Treasure, Artifact Spirit

A Soul Body is the ultimate condensation of Spiritual Power. To a Soul Body, the world appears as a convergence of special threads. Every object’s form is utterly unconventional, tinged with unique colors.

For instance, he could see the potent Qi and Blood Power emanating from his own physical body, something that was glaringly obvious to his Soul Body.

This was true even though his physical body was automatically circulating the Meditation and Breath Holding Technique.

While such a concealment technique might work against Martial Arts Experts, it was plain to see for a Soul Body.

Yang Chan wasn’t sure if the Meditation and Breath Holding Technique could hide this Qi and Blood Power once cultivated to a High Tier, but it certainly couldn’t do so now. It was a very obvious sight, a conspicuous state.

This made Yang Chan realize that even with the Meditation and Breath Holding Technique, his strength was completely exposed to certain experts.

No wonder his Cultivation had been completely transparent to the Black Dragon. It wasn’t just because of the Black Dragon’s high Cultivation, but also a natural ability of a Soul Body.

Of course, now that Yang Chan had condensed his own Soul Body, it meant that the Realms of some Martial Arts Experts could no longer be hidden from him. In fact, they were crystal clear. This was naturally a huge advantage for him.

He liked to hide his Cultivation, and there was no guarantee he wouldn’t encounter an enemy who did the same. If he wasn’t their match, he could now simply avoid them. If their Cultivation was lower than his, then he would nip the threat in the bud.

He could let them die while they were still hiding their Cultivation.

He liked what the Black Dragon had said earlier—just let these enemies die cowering!

’If they’re going to hide their strength, then let them die while doing so. Silently, without anyone noticing. That’s a pretty good way to go.’

Hah.

After his Soul Body had floated about for a short while, Yang Chan quickly recalled it to his physical body. If a Soul Body remained separated from its physical form for too long, it could very well dissipate.

The physical body provides the Soul Body with numerous sources of power; it is its very foundation.

Only with the sustenance provided by a physical body can a Soul Body persist. Otherwise, it will slowly fade away. Even for a being at the Black Dragon’s Realm, its Soul Body was still gradually dissipating.

Although the machinations of the Profound Celestial Divine Monarch, as well as the constraints of the tower and chains, were a factor, it was clear that a Soul Body still had a Lifespan and was affected by its physical form.

The Black Dragon’s words may have been half-truths, but his desire to leave this space due to his dwindling Lifespan was genuine. He had been constantly striving toward that goal.

Unfortunately, luck was not on his side. Furthermore, he wasn’t as meticulous as Yang Chan, who had prepared more thoroughly.

’Now that the Profound Yin Hanging Bead has been directly refined, I have a Spiritual Treasure for my Soul Body. That’s good news.’

’And this Spiritual Treasure even has a storage function. It’s quite miraculous.’

With a flicker of thought, Yang Chan drew the entire tower into the Profound Yin Hanging Bead, where it became a space within.

The tower’s floors were a manifestation of the Profound Yin Hanging Bead’s power. The tower had been able to grow because the Spiritual Treasure itself was growing, requiring it to accumulate enough power before its internal space could expand again.

As for the stone sculptures inside, they were the Black Dragon’s doing. During the tower’s expansion, he seized the opportunity to capture the Exotic Beasts in this space, absorbing their Life Essence to fuel his own growth.

The Profound Yin Hanging Bead’s Level was not originally high, but after eons of enhancement, it had become a Spirit Treasure Level Treasure. Not only did it possess a storage function, but it could also accumulate and extract power.

For example, it had previously extracted the Black Dragon’s Divine Power and transferred it to the Taiyin Order, granting it various powers.

For Yang Chan, this was a stroke of luck he could have never sought out.

Meanwhile, the Black Dragon hadn’t truly died. It had been forcibly refined into the Profound Yin Hanging Bead’s Artifact Spirit, fated to exist only within the Hanging Bead, attached to it for all of eternity.

Streams of power surged from Yang Chan’s Soul Body and flowed into the Profound Yin Hanging Bead as he began to refine the Spiritual Treasure. This was a process only a Soul Body could perform.

Once he completely refined it, the Black Dragon within would fall under his control. Though the Black Dragon was currently in a deep slumber after having its Divine Power drained, Yang Chan coveted the knowledge and legacy stored in its mind.

’All of that is good stuff.’

Once he finished refining the Profound Yin Hanging Bead, he would become its master. The Black Dragon would never escape his control again, forever at his command.

At the same time, with the Black Dragon as its Artifact Spirit, the Profound Yin Hanging Bead now had much greater potential for future advancement.

’As expected, these experts with profound Cultivation are all master schemers. A simple person like me has to be careful around them, lest I fall into their plots too.’

Yang Chan also began refining the Taiyin Order. Even if it only served as a key to this space, it was well worth keeping.

Even if he couldn’t enter it at will, in a thousand years it could become his personal herb garden for cultivating numerous Spirit Medicines.

Since the tower had been absorbed by the Profound Yin Hanging Bead, Yang Chan was no longer in a hurry to leave this special space.

With the Taiyin Order, he could leave whenever he wished. And with the Profound Yin Hanging Bead, he could collect more Spiritual Materials, store them all inside the bead, and then use them for Alchemy after returning to the Cyan Yuan Sect.

He had been eager to leave before because it was too dangerous and he knew nothing about this space. Now, however, he naturally had to return with a great haul, or the trip would have been a waste.

Yang Chan moved through the space, beginning to collect all sorts of Spirit Medicine. Whenever he encountered a powerful Exotic Beast, he would simply use the Profound Yin Hanging Bead to reveal the tower’s aura, and the creatures would flee for their lives.

To these Exotic Beasts, the tower was an extremely dangerous entity. Yang Chan, on the other hand, used this opportunity to plunder the aged Spirit Medicines in the tower’s former territory, which included not only Superior Spirit Medicine but even Top Level Spirit Medicine.

Yang Chan now understood why the disciples of the Cyan Yuan Sect would risk their lives to enter a Secret Realm. The process of harvesting Spirit Medicine like this was just too rewarding.

Simply gathering these Spirit Medicines meant acquiring countless Cultivation Resources. Even for Yang Chan, obtaining Superior Spirit Medicine usually required a bit of luck, while Top Level Spirit Medicine was something he’d had no hope of acquiring.

Now, however, he could collect quite a few. In the future, once his Alchemy Ability was high enough, he could start refining even more Advanced Elixirs.

When harvesting Spirit Medicine, Yang Chan only picked those that were sufficiently old. He left any that weren’t mature enough, or that were the last remaining stalk of their kind, to continue growing in this special space.

Rather than drain the pond dry, Yang Chan preferred a sustainable, long-term approach. He would harvest what he could now and leave the younger Spirit Medicine behind. When he could enter this place again, he would be able to harvest once more. For him, this was the path of sustainability.

Even if it took a thousand years for it to open again, he could wait. Besides, there was no point in taking them now if they weren’t ready.